Unlike major cities with a larger established Black population, Madison’s newer, but growing, Black community is lacking any sort of cultural anchor — so says Dr. Alex Gee, Director of […]
Dane County announces funding for new Center for Black Excellence and ...
Yesterday, Dane County Executive Joe Parisi announced that he’d be allocating $810,000 from his 2021 county budget to support the construction of a new Center for Black Excellence and Culture […]
Nehemiah center helps community re-integration…and more
Jerome Dillard from Ex-Incarcerated Persons Organizing interviews Dr. Rev. Alex Gee and Dr. Karen Reece-Pfifer about their work with the Nehemiah Center for Urban Leadership Development, including work in the […]
We Are Staying: A Story of Gentrification and Resilience
Today on the show, Ali kicks off WORT’s fall pledge drive with Jen Rubin, author of We Are Staying, an account of the shuttering of family-owned Radio Clinic and gentrification in […]
Black Women at the Forefront of the Civil Rights Movement: Faith
Our topic today is Faith and the Civil Rights Movement. Today Lilada is joined by Reverend Dr. Alexander Gee. He is the Senior Pastor of Fountain of Life Church, the founder […]
Community Leaders and the Importance of Black Male Community Leaders
Our topic today is Community Fathers and the importance of Black male community leaders and their influence with Patrick Yates, Harry Hawkins, and Anthony Ward. Anthony Ward, Director of BROTHER, […]
